diff --git a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptionlistwidget.cpp b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptionlistwidget.cpp
index 6de5a5e124..d10cfc6aa1 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptionlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/config/oxygenexceptionlistwidget.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "oxygenexceptionlistwidget.moc"
 #include "oxygenexceptiondialog.h"
 
-#include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
+#include <QtCore/QPointer>
 #include <KLocale>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 
@@ -113,9 +113,13 @@ namespace Oxygen
     {
 
         // map dialog
-        QSharedPointer<ExceptionDialog> dialog( new ExceptionDialog( this ) );
+        //QSharedPointer<ExceptionDialog> dialog( new ExceptionDialog( this ) );
+        QPointer<ExceptionDialog> dialog = new ExceptionDialog( this );
         dialog->setException( _defaultConfiguration );
+
+        // run dialog and check existence
         if( dialog->exec() == QDialog::Rejected ) return;
+        if( !dialog ) return;
 
         // retrieve exception and check
         Exception exception( dialog->exception() );
@@ -132,6 +136,8 @@ namespace Oxygen
             ui.exceptionListView->selectionModel()->setCurrentIndex( index,  QItemSelectionModel::Current|QItemSelectionModel::Rows );
         }
 
+        delete dialog;
+
         resizeColumns();
         emit changed();
         return;